GEORGE B. JOHNSTON
GEORGE B. JOHNSTON is Professor of Architecture at Georgia Tech and principal ofJohnston+Dumais [architects]. He has over 35 years of experience as an architect,educator, academic leader, and cultural historian. George was educated at Emory University (Ph.D. in American Cultural History, 2006), Rice University (M.Arch., 1984) and Mississippi State University (B.Arch., 1979). He teaches courses in architectural and urban design, cultural theory, and social history of architectural practice; and his research interrogates the social, historical, and cultural implications of making architecture in the American context. He is author of the award-winning book from The MIT Press, Drafting Culture: A Social History of Architectural Graphic Standards, which has been lauded for its insights into the ongoing technological transformation of the profession. Propelling his inquiries is this central concern: What recuperative role can architects’ practices play in this age of universalizing technology?